Hi, it’s good the vet has given the Metronidazole & the Baytril, it would have been better giving a 21 day course of the Metronidazole, Baytril & Nexium, so if it is Helicobacter-Pylori causing the bad acid reflux these meds will kill it, but you need to give for 21 days, you’ll know if it’s the Helicobacter cause Oscar will start doing really well while on medications then after you stop the Metronidazole the acid reflux will be back again after 7-15 days, is Oscar staying on the Nexium as well?? cause he’ll need something for the Acid reflux, he may need to take Nexium or Omeprazole for the rest of his life like Patch, if the acid reflux comes back after you finish the Metronidazole for 10 days, so he’s comfortable. if this does happen he’ll have to take the Metronidazole & Baytril & ant acid medication all over again then you stay on the ant acid medication when the Metronidazole course is finished.
I found Patch does heaps better after taking Metronidazole & Omeprazole (Losec) so he stayed on the Losec the last time I had to give the triple therapy meds again & he did well for 9 months then went down hill again after Summer, (I live Australia) I have scripts of the Metronidazole to get from chemist & as soon as I see Patch swallowing & swallowing, grinding his teeth or doing sloppy poos, diarrhea & I start giving the Metronidazole for 14-21 days again….
I open Patches mouth & put tablet on the back of his tongue & give him his kibble straight away but when he’s eating wet food I just put the tablet in the wet food, Metronidazole has to be given with a meal, so put tablet in a small bit of chicken so Oscar just swallows it, if the chicken piece is big he might chew the chicken & then chew tablet & get the bad taste of Metronidazole in his mouth then he wont want to take the Metronidazole again…
Hope he feels better..
